Basic gardening/childcare/animal care (horses) help wanted near Castlepoint, New Zealand

New Zealand

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11/11/2020
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We are a farming family on the east coast of the wairarapa. We have about 4000acres of farmland and a big garden to maintain. Three primary school children and lots of animals. We have some great bush walks and live very close to the coast to. A real NZ rural community !
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Animal Care
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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What's this?
Help
Feeding all the pets..... deer pigs lambs horses chooks ducks .......gardening, mainly transplanting, helping with children and around the house, painting, even a bit of horse work if your capable.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Double room inside our homestead, prefer a couple. But singles fine as well !!
What else ...
We live near Castlepoint and riversdale beaches, and can lend a vehicle.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (5)

28/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Molly & Tommy) for host

We stayed with Luce and George for around 2 weeks and it was great! They had plenty of painting and gardening to keep us busy and we had our own little house with lots of privacy. Their farm is beautiful and Luce gave us a grand tour before we left. It was great fun learning a bit about what they do, feeding the chooks and meeting gorgeous Dotty… read more

(Excellent )

28/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (Maaike) for host

I stayed with Luce and George for three lovely weeks. I had such a great time. The family is so kind. The jobs where quite easy to do and Luce always made sure that there was variation. After the jobs where done I enjoyed a swim in the pool or hot tub, a nice walk in the beautiful surroundings, petting the dogs, played tennis or rode horse.… read more

(Excellent )

10/04/2017

Left by Workawayer (Ronja) for host

I really enjoyed the time me and my friend stayed with Luce, George and their three lovely kids! We did some cleaning and gardening around the beautiful house and helped moving sheep. Especially with the other workers was fun and we had a good night at the local pub with them. After the help, we were shown around by the kids, drove down to… read more

(Excellent )

19/03/2016

Left by Workawayer (Charlotte & Tom) for host

We only spent a short amount of time staying at the farm with Lucy, George and the kids, but we really enjoyed it. They're a lovely family, and great to spend time around. They have a lovely home set in the middle of a their massive farmland and really close to beautiful Castlepoint. The food was great, and the jobs were really varied and never… read more

(Excellent )

22/02/2016

Left by Workawayer (Annika & Johanna) for host

The week we stayed with Luce and her family has been amazing! The work we did was easy to do and always something different so we never got bored! The food was always really good, thanks Luce! The family is super friendly, funny and helpful! We really enjoyed the afternoon rides on the horses! We would definitely recommend this workaway! Thanks a… read more

(Excellent )

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